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CANDIDATE NAME KINY JOEL FRANCIS
EXAM START TIME 13:15:00
EXAM DURATION 01:15 Hrs
TOTAL NO OF QUESTIONS 100
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EXAM DATE 7September2016
EXAM NAME SSC Examination 2016
TOTAL MARKS 200
Question 1.Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
..... ... ......... ... .. ........ .../....../...... .. .......
Pesticide Plant
........ ....
Options:
Medicine Cure
..... .....
Injection Fever
......... ....
Vaccination Baby
........ .....
Sinarest Cold
.......... .....
Correct Answer: Vaccination Baby
........ .....
Candidate Answer: Vaccination Baby
........ .....
Question 2.Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
..... ... ......... ... .. ........ .../....../...... .. .......
Select the related letter/word/number from the given alternatives.
.. ..... ... .... .. ......... ... .. ......... .../....../...... .. .......
ZXVT ACEG SQOM
Options:
FHJL
HJLN
JLMO
IKMO
Correct Answer: HJLN
Candidate Answer: HJLN
Question 3.Select the related word/letters/numbers from the given alternatives:
..... ... ......... ... .. ........ .../....../...... .. .......
Select the related letters/words/numbers from the given alternatives.
.. ..... ... .... .. ......... ... .. ......... .../....../...... .. .......
4 12 5
Options:
25
20
22
30
Correct Answer: 20
Candidate Answer: 20
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Question 4.
For the following questions
Find the odd numbers/letters/numbers from the given alternatives.
.. ..... ... .... .. ......... ... .. ..... ...../..../........ .. .......
Options:
Red
...
Brown
....
Green
...
Yellow
....
Correct Answer: Brown
....
Candidate Answer: Brown
....
Question 5.
For the following questions
Find the odd numbers/letters/numbers from the given alternatives.
.. ..... ... .... .. ......... ... .. ..... ...../..../........ .. .......
Options:
FIHG
CGEF
JMLK
VYXW
Correct Answer: CGEF
Candidate Answer: CGEF
Question 6.
For the following questions
Find the odd numbers/letters/numbers from the given alternatives.
.. ..... ... .... .. ......... ... .. ..... ...../..../........ .. .......
Options:
0.75, 0.5, 1.25
5
8
1.5, 2.5
Correct Answer: 8
Candidate Answer: 8
Question 7.Arrange the following words as per order in the dictionary.
.............. ..... .. ...... ... .... .. ... .. ...... .......
1. NEST 2. NECK 3. NEAT 4. NEAR
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Options:
1
3
1
1
Correct Answer: 1
Candidate Answer: 1
Question 8.A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
.. ..... ... .. ....... ... .. .., ...... .. .. ..... ... .... .. ......... ... .. .... ....... ...... .. ....... .. .... ....
deb, ijg, nol, xyz
Options:
stq
rsp
rsq
stp
Correct Answer: stq
Candidate Answer: stq
Question 9.A series is given, with one term missing. Choose the correct alternative from the given ones that will complete the series.
.. ..... ... .. ....... ... .. .., ...... .. .. ..... ... .... .. ......... ... .. .... ....... ...... .. ....... .. .... ....
10, 13, 26, 29, 58, 61,
Options:
122
125
128
64
Correct Answer: 122
Candidate Answer: 122
Question 10.A man is engaged for planting trees for 10 hours. He plants 10 trees in an hour. He takes rest for 30 minutes after every hour. How many trees does he
plant in 10 hours?
.. .... .. ... ..... .. .... 10 .... .... .. . .. .. .... ... 10 ... ..... .. .. ...... .... .. ... 30 ..... .... .... ... .... 10 .... ... ...... ... ....
Options:
100
50
70
45
Correct Answer: 70
Candidate Answer: 70
Question 11.Golu is son of Bhola. Sheetal is daughter of Golu. Chitra is daughter of Dilip and Dilip is brother of Bhola. How is Chitra related to Sheetal?
...., .... .. .... ... .... .... ... ..... ... ...... ....... ... ..... .. .. ......., .... .. ... ... ...... .. .... .. .... ..... ..?
Options:
Sister
...
Mother
....
Aunt
...
Mother in law
...
Correct Answer: Aunt
...
Candidate Answer: Aunt
...
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Question 12.From the given alternative words, select the word which cannot be formed using the letters of the given word:
............. ......... ... .. .. ... ...... .. .... .. ... .. ...... .. ..... .... ..... ..... .. .....
PHOTOSYNTHETIC
Options:
THOSE
SCENT
PRONE
COTTON
Correct Answer: PRONE
Candidate Answer: PRONE
Question 13.If in a code language 3456 ROPE and 15526 APPLE then 54613
.... ..... ... .... ... 3456 ROPE .. .. 15526 APPLE .., .. 54613
Options:
RPPEO
ROPEA
POEAR
PAREO
Correct Answer: POEAR
Candidate Answer: POEAR
Question 14.If means
means means
and means then what will be the value of 16 ÷ 4 x 10 5
8
... .. ... ..
.. ... .. .. ...
.., .. .. ... .., .. 16 ÷ 4 x 10 5
8 .. ... .... ....?
Options:
12
8
4
2
Correct Answer: 4
Candidate Answer: 4
Question 15.Some equations are solved on the basis of certain system. Find the correct answer for the unsolved equation on that basis.
5 x 4 x 3 70
6 x 5 x 4 140
7 x 6 x 5
............. ...... .. ...... ....... .. .... .. .. .... ... .... ... .... .. ......... ...... .. .... .... .... .......
.... 5 x 4 x 3 70
6 x 5 x 4 140 .. ..
7 x 6 x 5
Options:
210
220
230
240
Correct Answer: 240
Candidate Answer: 210
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Question 16.Select the missing numbers from the given alternatives
.... .. ......... ... .. ..... ...... .... ......
Options:
65
54
72
110
Correct Answer: 54
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 17.Deepu started his journey from A and moves 2 km towards South, then he turns right and moves ½ kilometre. Again he takes a right turn and walks 2
km. Now he takes a left turn and walks 3 km more. How far he is from the starting point?
..... .. .... ..... A .. .... ..., .. .. ...... ... .. 2 ....... .... .... .. ....... ... .. 1/2 ....... .... ........ .. .... ....... ... .. 2 ....... ... . .... .. ..... ... .. 3
....... .. .... .. .. ....... .. ...... ... .., .... .. .... .... ..... .... ... ..
Options:
3.5 km
3.5 .......
2.5 km
2.5 .......
7.5 km
7.5 .......
1.5 km
1.5 .......
Correct Answer: 3.5 km
3.5 .......
Candidate Answer: 3.5 km
3.5 .......
Question 18.Consider the given statement/s to be true and decide which of the given conclusions/assumptions can definitely be drawn from the given statement.
Statements: 1. All parrots are chicks.
2. All birds are chicks.
Conclusions: I. Some birds are parrots.
II. Some chicks are parrots.
............. ..... ... .. .. .. ....... ..... ... .., ..... ... .. ........./........., I .. II ....... ... .... .... ...... .... .. ... ....... ... .. .... .. ......... .... ...... ..
...... ..... .... ... .... ....... .... .. ... .... .. ....... ... .. .....
........ ... .. .... ........./....... ....... .. .... ..
... ... .... .... .... ... .... .... ....
......... I. ... .... .... ....
II. ... .... .... ....
Options:
Both conclusion I and conclusion II follow
......... I .. II ..... .... ....
None of the two conclusions follows
..... ......... ... .. ... .. .... ..... ...
Only conclusion I follows
......... I .... ..|
Only conclusion II follows
......... II .... ..
Correct Answer: Only conclusion II follows
......... II .... ..
Candidate Answer: Only conclusion II follows
......... II .... ..
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Question 19.How many triangles are there in the given figure?
... .. ...... ... ...... ....... ...?
Options:
12
8
16
10
Correct Answer: 16
Candidate Answer: 16
Question 20.The diagram below represents the students who study Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Study the diagram and identify the region which represents
students who study both Physics and Chemistry but not Mathematics.
.... .... .. .... ... .. ......... ...... .. ... .. ........ ..... .. ..... .... ........ .. ...... .... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ............... .. ....... .. .. ........ .. .....
...... ..... .... ... ....... ..... . .... ...
Options:
T S U P
C
R T A U P S
T
Correct Answer: T
Candidate Answer: T
Question 21.Which answer figure will complete the pattern in the question figure?
... .. .... ...... ..... ...... .. ...... .. .... .....
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Options:




Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
Question 22.Select the answer figure in which the question figure is hidden.
.... .. ......... ... .. .. .... ...... .... ...... ...... ..... ...... ....... ..
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Options:




Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
Question 23.A piece of paper is folded and cut as shown below in the question figures. From the given answer figures, indicate how it will appear when opened.
..... ......... ... ...... ...... .... .. ..... ..... ... ..... .. ... .. .... .... ...... .... ...... ....
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Options:




Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
Question 24.If a mirror is places on the line MN, then which of the answer figures is the right image of the given figure?
.... .. ..... .. MN .... .. ... .... .. ... .. .... ......... ... .. ... .. ...... ..... ...... .. .... ........... ....
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Options:




Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
Question 25.In this question, the sets of numbers given in the alternatives are represented. The columns and rows of Matrix I are numbered from 0 to 3 and that of
Matrix II are numbered from 5 to 8. A letter from these matrices can be represented first by its row and next by its column, e.g., E can be represented by 00,11, etc.,
and can be represented by 56, 86, etc. Similarly you have to identify the set for the word
.. ... .... .. ..........
...... ....... ... .., .... ... ......... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... ... ... ......... ... .... .. ...... .... ...... .. .. .... ...... ...... .. ..., .... ... .... ....
.. .. ........ ... .... ...... I .. ..... .. ...... ... ...... 0 .. 3 .. ...... II ... 5 .. 8 ... .. ... .. ........ .. .. .... .. .... ..... ...... .. ... ... ...... ...... ...... .......
.. .... ... ...... .. .... .. 00, 11 .... ...... ....... .. .... .. ... .. 56, 86 .... ...... ....... .. .... ... ... ... .. .... .... ... ... .. .... .... ..
....... ...
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Options:
67, 30, 55, 13
76, 02, 13, 55
76, 33, 55, 31
85, 02, 23, 31
Correct Answer: 76, 33, 55, 31
Candidate Answer: 76, 33, 55, 31
Question 26."The General Equilibrium Analysis" was developed by
"...... . ...... ........." ...... ........ ..... ..
Options:
Marshall
......
Ricardo
........
Walras
.....
Adam Smith
... .....
Correct Answer: Walras
.....
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 27.Insider trading is related to
........ .. ..... ...... ......... ..
Options:
Trade sector
.... ......
Share market
.... ........
Credit market
....... ........
Horse racing
......
Correct Answer: Share market
.... ........
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 28.The operational period of 12th Five Year Plan is
12.. ....... ..... .. ........ .... ..
Options:
200712
201217
201520
200510
Correct Answer: 201217
Candidate Answer: 201520
Question 29.A Unitary form of government is that in which all the powers are concentrated in the hands of
.... .. ..... ... .... . .... ...... ... ... .... ..
Options:
Local government
.. ..... .....
Central government
.... ..... .....
Provincial government
..... ... .....
Panchayats
......
Correct Answer: Central government
.... ..... .....
Candidate Answer: Central government
.... ..... .....
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Question 30.The school of Indian art which is also known as the GrecoRomanBuddhist
art is the
...... ... .. .. ... .. ..... .. .., '.........,
.... ...." .. ... .. .. .... .... ..?
Options:
Mauryan
.....
Shunga
.....
Gandhara
......
Gupta
......
Correct Answer: Gandhara
......
Candidate Answer: Mauryan
.....
Question 31.Which of the following Pallava Kings assumed the title of "Vatapikonda" after defeating and slaying the great Chalukyan King Pulekesin II
............. ... .. .....
..... .... .. ....... ..... .... .... ...... ... ...... .... .. .... .. .... '...........' .. ...... ...... .....
Options:
Narsingh Varman I
....... ..... I
Mahendra Varman I
....... ..... I
Parameshwar Varman I
........ ..... I
Nandi Varman
...... .....
Correct Answer: Narsingh Varman I
....... ..... I
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 32.The land forms formed by wave erosion is
........
.. .... ..... ..... .. .. .. .... ..
Options:
Spit
...... ....
Beach
.......
Cave
....
Barrier island
...
.....
Correct Answer: Cave
....
Candidate Answer: Barrier island
...
.....
Question 33.Which one among the following is not an electromagnetic
wave?
............. ... .. .....
........
....... .... ..... ..
Options:
XRay
......
RRay
....
Cathode Ray
.......
Infrared Ray
... ...... .. (...... .......)
Correct Answer: Cathode Ray
.......
Candidate Answer: XRay
......
Question 34.Which one of the following is a good electrical conductor?
............. ... .. .....
..... ..........
..
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Options:
Graphite
.......
Diamond
.....
Peat
...
Charcoal
.... .. .....
Correct Answer: Graphite
.......
Candidate Answer: Peat
...
Question 35.Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
..... ... ...... .. ... ... ..... ..... .. .... .... ..
Options:
Social forestry
....... ........
Jhum
...
Taungya system
....... .......
Agro forestry
..... ........
Correct Answer: Taungya system
....... .......
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 36.The Union Government on 22 May 2016 appointed whom as the new Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory of Pondicherry
22 .. 2016 .. ... ..... .. .... .... ....... ... ..... ..... .. ........ ........ .....
Options:
Kiran Bedi
..... .....
Kalyan Singh
...... .....
Ram Naik
... ....
Mukul Sangma
..... .....
Correct Answer: Kiran Bedi
..... .....
Candidate Answer: Kiran Bedi
..... .....
Question 37.Sending a frame to a group of stations is known as
........ .. .... .. .... ..... .. .. .. .... ..
Options:
Single casting
...... ........
Spreading
..........
Multicasting
..............
Casting
........
Correct Answer: Multicasting
..............
Candidate Answer: Multicasting
..............
Question 38.Prince of Wales Cup is associated
...... .. .... . .. .... ... .. ... ...... ..
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Options:
Rugby
... ..
Golf
.....
Polo
....
Chess
.....
Correct Answer: Golf
.....
Candidate Answer: Polo
....
Question 39.A drainage pattern where a river is joined by its tributaries approximately at right angles is
.. ...... ........, ... ... ..... ....... ...... ......, .. .... ...... ..
Options:
Dendritic
...........
Trellis
..... (......)
Rectangular
.......
Radial
...... ...
Correct Answer: Trellis
..... (......)
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 40.Who was the founder of the Indian Reform Association in 1870?
.... 1870 ... '...... ..... ...' .. ........ ... ..
Options:
Debendranath Tagore
........ ... .....
Keshab Chandra Sen
.... ..... ...
Rammohan Roy
... .... ...
Dayanand Saraswati
....... .......
Correct Answer: Keshab Chandra Sen
.... ..... ...
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 41.Which Constitutional Amendment Act deals with the disqualification of MPs and MLAs?
.....
........ ...... ......... .... ....... .. ...... ... ....... ... ........ .. ........ ..
Options:
42nd Amendment Act
42... ...... .........
52nd Amendment Act
52... ...... .........
62nd Amendment Act
62... ...... .........
32nd Amendment Act
32... ...... .........
Correct Answer: 52nd Amendment Act
52... ...... .........
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 42.Which of the following increases the rate of heart beat?
.... ... .... ... .... ............. ... .. ...... .... ..
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Options:
Peripheral nerves
....... ........
Sympathetic nerves
........ ........
Parasympathetic nerves
.......... ........
Cranial nerves
.... ........
Correct Answer: Sympathetic nerves
........ ........
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 43.The deficiency of Niacina
vitamin of B complex group causes the disease
........ ..
......... ....
......... .... .. .. ......... .., ... ... .. .....
... ..... ..
Options:
Marasmus
.......
Pellagra
.......
Rickets
........
Nightblindness
.....
Correct Answer: Pellagra
.......
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 44.The core of the earth is also known as
...... .. ... (.......... ...) .. .. .... ... .. .... .... ..
Options:
Lithosphere
.... ....
Mesosphere
...... .....
Barysphere
........
Centrosphere
........ ...... (.... ..... .....
Correct Answer: Barysphere
........
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 45.Iron and manganese present as pollutants in water cannot be removed
.. ... ........ .. ... ... ..... .... .. ....... .. ...... ...... ..... ..... .. .... ..
Options:
oxidation followed by settling and filtration
..... .... ..... .... .. ........ ..
chlorination
............
ion exchange process
... ........ ........
lime soda process or manganese zeolite process
.... .... ........ .. ....... ........ ........
Correct Answer: chlorination
............
Candidate Answer: chlorination
............
Question 46.A pair of contrasting characters controlling the same trait is called
....... ..... .. ....., .. .... .......... .. .......... ..., .... ...... ..
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Options:
factors
...
loci
...........
allele
.... ....... .. (.....)
lineage
... ......
Correct Answer: allele
.... ....... .. (.....)
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 47.The antiparticle of an electron is
..... .... .. ... .....
....... .... ..
Options:
Positron
........
Proton
......
Alpha particles
... ....
.......
Beta particles
......
.......
Correct Answer: Positron
........
Candidate Answer: Proton
......
Question 48.The polar regions are sparsely populated because of
....... ..... ... ...... .... ...... .. ..... ..
Options:
lack of minerals
..... ...... ... ...
unsuitable climatic conditions
......... ...... ... ...
infertile land
....... .....
mountainous topography
....... .. ........
Correct Answer: unsuitable climatic conditions
......... ...... ... ...
Candidate Answer: unsuitable climatic conditions
......... ...... ... ...
Question 49.Algal bloom results from
..... .. .... .. .... .... .... ..
Options:
Global warming
.. .... ........
Salination
.....
Eutrophication
...... (............)
Biomagnification
... ...... (.........
.......)
Correct Answer: Eutrophication
...... (............)
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 50.Which of the following pairing is incorrect
............. ... .. .....
.... . .... ..... ..
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Options:
Hygrometer Water
vapour content of the atmosphere
..................
.. ...... . ...
Lactometer Specific
gravity of liquids
.............
.. ........ . ... .
Anemometer Speed
of the wind
..............
... ....
Seismograph Earthquakes
.......... .....
Correct Answer: Lactometer Specific
gravity of liquids
.............
.. ........ . ... .
Candidate Answer: Lactometer Specific
gravity of liquids
.............
.. ........ . ... .
Question 51.A can do a piece of work in 20 days and B in 15 days. With help of they finish the work in 5 days. C can alone do the work in
A ..... ... .. 20 .... ... .. .... .. .. B 15 .... ... .. .... .. C ... ...... .. .. 5 .... ... ... ...... .. .... .... C ..... .. ... .. ...... .... ... .....
Options:
5 days
5 ....
6 days
6 ....
10 days
10 ....
12 days
12 ....
Correct Answer: 12 days
12 ....
Candidate Answer: 12 days
12 ....
Question 52.A spherical lead ball of radius 6 cm is melted and small lead balls of radius 3 mm are made. The total number of possible small lead balls is
6 ...... ........ ..... .. ... .... ... ... .. ....... .. 3 ....... ........ ..... ..... ...
.. .... ... ..... .... .... .... .... ... ..... ..... ... ........ ...... .... ....
Options:
4250
4000
8005
8000
Correct Answer: 8000
Candidate Answer: 8000
Question 53.At what percentage above the cost price must an article be marked so as to gain 33% after allowing a customer a discount of
..... ..... .. ... ..... .. ... ...... ....... ..... ...... ..... ... ... ... ..... .. ... ... .... .. ...... ........ .. 33% .. ... ..
Options:
40%
45%
35%
47%
Correct Answer: 40%
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 54.The four sides of a quadrilateral are in the ratio of and its perimeter is 280m. The length of the longest side is
..... ........ ... ... ...... .. ...... ... .. .. ..... ....... 280 .... ... .... ..... .... ... ...... .....
Options:
100m
100 ....
150m
150 ....
175m
175 ....
180m
180 ....
Correct Answer: 100m
100 ....
Candidate Answer: 100m
100 ....
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Question 55.Kamal has some apples. He sold 40% more than he ate. If he sold 70 apples, how many did he eat?
... .. ... ... ... .... .... ..... ... .... 40% ..... ..... .... .... 70 ... .... .. ..... ... .... ...... ... ....
Options:
18
42
50
90
Correct Answer: 50
Candidate Answer: 50
Question 56.A train 100 m long is running at a speed of 120 kms/hr. The time taken to pass a person standing near the line is
100 .... ..... .. ....... 120 ......./.... ... ..... .. .. .... ... ... .. .. ... ... .. ....... .. ... .... ... ... ...... ... .....
Options:
1 second
1 ......
3 seconds
3 ......
5 seconds
5 ......
7 seconds
7 ......
Correct Answer: 3 seconds
3 ......
Candidate Answer: 3 seconds
3 ......
Question 57.
Options:




Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 58.If and ab=
then the value of is
.... .. ab=
3 .. .. .. ... .....
Options:
17
18
19
20
Correct Answer: 17
Candidate Answer: 17
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Question 59.A 8 cm long perpendicular is drawn from the centre of a circle to a 12 cm long chord. The diameter of the circle is
..... .... .. ...... .. 12 ...... ..... .... .. .. 8 ...... ..... .... ..... .... ... .... .. ..... .... ......
Options:
10 cm
10 ......
12cm
12 ......
16cm
16 ......
20cm
20 ......
Correct Answer: 20cm
20 ......
Candidate Answer: 20cm
20 ......
Question 60.The point equidistant from the sides of a triangle is called
....... ... ...... .. ........ ....... .... ...... ..
Options:
Circumcenter
..........
Incentre
..........
Orthocentre
..........
Centroid
......
Correct Answer: Incentre
..........
Candidate Answer: Circumcenter
..........
Question 61.The value of cosec260o sec260o cot260o
tan230o will be
cosec260o sec260o cot260o
tan230o .. ... .... ....
Options:
5



Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
Question 62.A man buys a table and a chair for Rs. 500. He sells the table at a loss of 10% and the chair at a gain of 10%. He still gains Rs.10 on the whole. The
cost price of chair in rupees is
... ....... .. ... .. .. .... Rs.500... ....... ... .. ... 10% ... ..... .. .. .... 10% .. ... .. ... .... ... .... .. ... ... ..... .. Rs.100 .. ... .... ... .... .. ...
..... ...... ... .....
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Options:
Rs.200
Rs.250
Rs.300
RS.350
Correct Answer: Rs.300
Candidate Answer: Rs.300
Question 63.The least number that must be added to 8961 to make it exactly divisible by 84 is
8961 ... ... .. ...... ...... ..... ... .. 84 .. ....... ........ .. ...
Options:
27
57
141
107
Correct Answer: 27
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 64.The average age of a class of 39 students is 15 years. If the age of the teacher is included, then the average increases by 3 months. Find the age of the
teacher.
39 ...... ... .. .... ... ... ... 15 .... ... .... ....... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... 3 ... .. .... ... ....... ... ... .... ......
Options:
30
25
35
40
Correct Answer: 25
Candidate Answer: 40
Question 65.
Options:
4
8
16
64
Correct Answer: 16
Candidate Answer: 16
Question 66.
Options:




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Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer:
Question 67.
Options:
22.5°
90°
67.5°
112.5°
Correct Answer: 67.5°
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 68.
Options:


2
0
Correct Answer: 2
Candidate Answer: 2
Question 69.If 2x+4 2x+
2 then the value of is
.... 2x+4 2x+
2 3 .., .. .. ... .... ......
Options:
0
2
1
2
Correct Answer: 2
Candidate Answer: 2
Question 70.Two persons are on either side of a temple, 75 m high, observe the angle of elevation of the top of the temple to be 30o and 60o respectively. The
distance between the persons is
.. ......., .. 75 .... .... ...... .. ........ ..... .., .. .... .... ... ... ... .. ...... .. ..... .. ...... ... ..... .. .. .. .. 300 .. ..... .. 600 ..... .... ... .....
.......... .. ... ...... ..... ..
Options:
173.2m
173.2 ....
100m
100 ....
157.7m
157.7 ....
273.2m
273.2 ....
Correct Answer: 173.2m
173.2 ....
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
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Question 71.If the difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum at the rate of per annum for 2 years is Rs. 20, then the
sum is
.... ... .. ..... ........ .. .. 2 .... .. .... ... .... .. .. .. .. .... .... ......... .... .. ...... .... ... Rs. 20 .. ..... .., .. ..... .. ..... .... ..
Options:
Rs. 2000
Rs. 4000
Rs. 6000
Rs. 8000
Correct Answer: Rs. 8000
Candidate Answer: Rs. 8000
Question 72.Study the following histogram of marks in mathematics (out of 50) of students in a class and answer the following questions.
...... .. ..... ... ...... ..... (50 ... .. .. ....... .... ............. ... ..... .. ...... .... .. ............. .... ... .. .... .......
If the pass marks in maths is 31, the number of students who failed in maths is
.... ..... ... ....... ... 31 .. .. ..... ... ... ... ...... ... ...... .... ....
Options:
10
15
20
25
Correct Answer: 15
Candidate Answer: 15
Question 73.Study the following histogram of marks in mathematics (out of 50) of students in a class and answer the following questions.
...... .. ..... ... ...... ..... (50 ... .. .. ....... .... ............. ... ..... .. ...... .... .. ............. .... ... .. .... .......
Total number of students in the class is
.... ... ...... ... ... ...... .....
Options:
120
125
130
135
Correct Answer: 135
Candidate Answer: 135
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Question 74.Study the following histogram of marks in mathematics (out of 50) of students in a class and answer the following questions.
...... .. ..... ... ...... ..... (50 ... .. .. ....... .... ............. ... ..... .. ...... .... .. ............. .... ... .. .... .......
The percentage of number of passed students is (31 is the pass marks)
....... ... ...... ... ...... (....... ...) ..... (....... .... .. .... 31 ... ......... ...)
Options:




Correct Answer:
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 75.Study the following histogram of marks in mathematics (out of 50) of students in a class and answer the following questions.
...... .. ..... ... ...... ..... (50 ... .. .. ....... .... ............. ... ..... .. ...... .... .. ............. .... ... .. .... .......
If the students have got the marks out of 50 and if grade has been declared for above then the number of students who have got grade is
.... ...... .. 50 ... .. ... .... .. ... .. 90% .. ..... ... ...... .... .... ...... .. ..... ... .. ...... ...... .. ..... ...
Options:
10
20
30
40
Correct Answer: 10
Candidate Answer: 10
Question 76.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which best expresses the meaning of the given word and click the button
corresponding to it.
INVIGORATING
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VIBRATING
REFRESHING
EXAGGERATED
ACCELERATING
Correct Answer: REFRESHING
Candidate Answer: ACCELERATING
Question 77.In the following question, out of the four alternatives, choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the given word and click the button corresponding
to it.
EVADE
Options:
INVADE
ESCAPE
SHUN
CONFRONT
Correct Answer: CONFRONT
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
Question 78.Four words are given, out of which only one word is spelt correctly. Choose the correctly spelt word and click the button corresponding to it.
Options:
Phenamenon
Phenomenon
Phenominon
Phenomenan
Correct Answer: Phenomenon
Candidate Answer: Phenomenon
Question 79.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button
corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
He is jealous for success wants to destroy me.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
A
B
C
D
Correct Answer: A
Candidate Answer: A
Question 80.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button
corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
The main purpose of the visit to develop a close relationship among the two countries.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
A
B
C
D
Correct Answer: C
Candidate Answer: C
Question 81.In the following questions, one part of the sentence may have an error. Find out which part of the sentence has an error and click the button
corresponding to it. If the sentence is free from error, click the "No error" option.
I left stone unturned(B)/to achieve for my object.(C)/No Error(D)
Options:
A
B
C
D
Correct Answer: C
Candidate Answer: C
Question 82.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question,
choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
I cannot conceive of accepting the post.
Options:
he
his
him
he'll
Correct Answer: his
Candidate Answer: him
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Question 83.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question,
choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
The maestro's son has no taste music.
Options:
about
with
in
to
Correct Answer: in
Candidate Answer: about
Question 84.The sentences given with blanks are to be filled with an appropriate word(s). Four alternatives are suggested for each question. For each question,
choose the correct alternative and click the button corresponding to it.
Rita promised to come but she never turned .
Options:
in
out
down
up
Correct Answer: up
Candidate Answer: up
Question 85.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase
and click the button corresponding to it.
Weal and woe
Options:
Friends and enemies
Be in danger
Adversity
Good times and bad times
Correct Answer: Good times and bad times
Candidate Answer: Good times and bad times
Question 86.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase
and click the button corresponding to it.
Call in question
Options:
Summon as a witness
Doubtful
Prove a theory
Challenge
Correct Answer: Challenge
Candidate Answer: Challenge
Question 87.In each of the questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase
and click the button corresponding to it.
Make both ends meet
Options:
Live within means
Achieve a solution
Live among people
End of the road
Correct Answer: Live within means
Candidate Answer: Achieve a solution
Question 88.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
A drug which makes one see things that are not really there.
Options:
Aphrodisiac
Steroid
Carcinogen
Hallucinogen
Correct Answer: Hallucinogen
Candidate Answer: Hallucinogen
Question 89.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
Providing relief
Options:
Reissue
Reprieve
Rejoinder
Refuge
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Candidate Answer: Reprieve
Question 90.Out of the four alternatives, choose the one which can be substituted for the given words/sentences and click the button corresponding to it.
The philosophy of putting another's welfare above one's own.
Options:
Agnosticism
Polytheism
Altruism
Iconoclasm
Correct Answer: Altruism
Candidate Answer: Iconoclasm
Question 91.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
This book is adopted to the needs of beginners.
Options:
adapted to
adapted for
adopted for
No improvement
Correct Answer: adapted to
Candidate Answer: adapted for
Question 92.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
There are a good many tigers in this forest.
Options:
some good many tigers
the good many tigers
an good many tigers
No improvement
Correct Answer: No improvement
Candidate Answer: No improvement
Question 93.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
London is one of the oldest towns of England.
Options:
in
at
besides
No improvement
Correct Answer: in
Candidate Answer: in
Question 94.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
You will be late if you do not leave now.
Options:
will not leave now
did not leave now
left now
No improvement
Correct Answer: No improvement
Candidate Answer: will not leave now
Question 95.A sentence/a part of the sentence is underlined. Four alternatives are given to the underlined part which will improve the sentence. Choose the correct
alternative and click the button corresponding to it. In case no improvement is needed, click the button corresponding to "No improvement".
People ask me why I decide to start a new magazine.
Options:
will decide
am deciding
have decided
No improvement
Correct Answer: have decided
Candidate Answer: have decided
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Question 96.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and
click the button corresponding to it.
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at secondhand
from books or other artificial sources. The
knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life
and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his nextdoor
neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted
with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous
lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics
and the rules of perspective.
Learning is defined as
Options:
the knowledge of that which is before us
the knowledge about us
the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others
the knowledge related to the businesses of men
Correct Answer: the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others
Candidate Answer: the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others
Question 97.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and
click the button corresponding to it.
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at secondhand
from books or other artificial sources. The
knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life
and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his nextdoor
neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted
with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous
lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics
and the rules of perspective.
The most learned man is he who
Options:
knows about all the principal characters in history
sees not with the eyes of others
is acquainted with the streets of Constantinople and Peking
knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation.
Correct Answer: knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation.
Candidate Answer: knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life and actual observation.
Question 98.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and
click the button corresponding to it.
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at secondhand
from books or other artificial sources. The
knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life
and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his nextdoor
neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted
with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous
lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics
and the rules of perspective.
A learned man, as described in the passage,
Options:
cares about men and things
does not care about men and things
cares about the shapes of objects.
cares about his neighbours
Correct Answer: does not care about men and things
Candidate Answer: does not care about men and things
Question 99.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives and
click the button corresponding to it.
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at secondhand
from books or other artificial sources. The
knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life
and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his nextdoor
neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted
with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous
lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics
and the rules of perspective.
The passage suggests that a learned man
Options:
understands his neighbours
does not know his old acquaintances
is not concerned about names and dates
is interested in travelling
Correct Answer: does not know his old acquaintances
Candidate Answer: NOT ANSWERED
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Question 100.A passage is given with 5 questions following it. Read the passage carefully and choose the best answer to each question out of the four alternatives
and click the button corresponding to it.
Learning is the knowledge of that which is not generally known to others, and which we can only derive at secondhand
from books or other artificial sources. The
knowledge of that which is before us, or about us, which appeals to our experience, passions, and pursuits, to the bosoms and businesses of men, is not learning.
Learning is the knowledge of that which none but the learned know. He is the most learned man who knows the most of what is farthest removed from common life
and actual observation. The learned man prides himself in the knowledge of names, and dates, not of men or things. He thinks and cares nothing about his nextdoor
neighbours, but he is deeply read in the tribes and castes of the Hindoos and Calmuc Tartars. He can hardly find his way into the next street, though he is acquainted
with the exact dimensions of Constantinople and Peking. He does not know whether his oldest acquaintance is a knave or a fool, but he can pronounce a pompous
lecture on all the principal characters in history. He cannot tell whether an object is black or white, round or square, and yet he is a professed master of the optics
and the rules of perspective.
The given passage implies that
Options:
knowledge of the learned is exclusive to them
a learned man cannot deliver lectures
a learned man is not interested in Calmuc Tartars
a learned man is not aware of the optics and the rules of perspective
Correct Answer: knowledge of the learned is exclusive to them
Candidate Answer: knowledge of the learned is exclusive to them
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